Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26
disabled and dependent on their labor for

support.
THURSDAY, Jan. 2O.-The Chair presented
message from the President vetong 8 bill
granting pension to William Dickens.
The ground of the veto is that a pension
had been already, in December, 1886, given
to the beneficiary through the pension Of
fee. Mr. Malone, from the committee on
public buildings, reported bill for the
completion of the monument to Mary, the
mother of Washington. A bill amending
the act of last session authorizing the con-
struction of the Arthur Kill bridge was in
PRODUCED and referred. Mr.. Blair gave no.
tice that, on Tuesday next, he would ask
the Senate to take up and act upon the
Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution SO as to authorize
woman suffrage. The conference report on
the electoral count bill was agreed to and
after secret session the Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 21.-The presiding officer
presented q communication from the Presl-
dent, with q letter from Sam O. Reed offer
ing to the nation the sword OF his father,
Capt. Reed, who commanded the privateer
Gen. Armstrong at the battle OF Fayal.
The President suggests that action be
gift. Ordered printed and laid
on the table. Mr.. Spooner was appointed
on the committee on privileges and cleo
tions to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Gen. Logan. Mr.. Brown offered
a resolution, which was adopted, request
ing the President to communicate to the
Senate ali correspondence with the gov
eminent of Mexico in regard to the seizure
and sale of the American schooner Rebec-
ca in the port of Tampics; also copiesof all
correspondence between the State Depart.
ment and the late Minister Jackson, with
Mr.. Johnson's letter to the PPesident on
the subject of his resignation. ME-. Ed
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Senate tomorrow to consider the bill re-
specting the protection OF American fisher
men, which he had reported the other day.
Subsequently, however, the Senate agreed
to adjourn over till Monday. A motionzto
reconsider the vote to adjourn over was
defeated-yeas, 81; nays, %.
House.
MONDAY, Jan. 1.-THE House, by vote
Of, 1877 nays to lib yeas, refused to take
up the conference report on the interstate
commerce bill and then voted down q mo-
tion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
for the protection Of innocent purchasers
OF patented articles. Mr.. Matson Qnd.),
from the committee on invalid pensions,
called up the bill granting relief to the par
ents OF honoraby discharged soldiers and
sailors, who are dependent upon their
own labor Tor support. After debate the
| bill was passed. Mr.. Eldridge Mich J, on
that the rules be suspended ard the House
concur in the Senate amendment to the
Mexican pension bill. The motion was car
| ried. Bills Introduces: Granting a pen
sion OF $25 a month to Walt Whitman,
the poet; appropriating 100000 to pro-
mote the Colored Peoples Worlds Exhibi-
ton, to be held in Birmingham, Ala, in
| September next; the appointment OF
commission to represent the United States
government in the Constitutional Centen-
NAL Commission.
TUESDAY, Jan. 18.--The House, after
short but animated debate, agreed to the
joint resolution authorizing an investiga-
ton Of the accounts of the Pacific rail-
roads. The Interstate commerce bill was
then taken up, but no actian was taken.
The post-office appropriation bill was re-
ported from the committee.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19.-The Blair educa-
tional bill came up in the morning hour
but Mr.. Springer and others prevented It's
consideration by dilatory motions. This
made the members of the labor committee
angry and when the conference report on
the Cullom bill came up they raised the
question of consideration. The House,
however, decided by vote OF 104 to rs to
consider the conference report, Mr.. Crisp
giving notice that he would ask for vote
on the report Tomorrow after the incoming
hour.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20.-The conference re-
F ort on tho interstate commerce bill was
taken up and debated, an agreement being
made to take a vote on the matter to.mor-
row. An evening session was held, but no
other business was transacted.
FRIDAY, Jan. 21.-After the reading OF the
Journal, the Speaker stated that the regu-
lar order was the vote upon the adoption
of the conference report upon the inter-
state commerce bill. The vote was taken,
and resulted: Yeas, 21S; nays, Al. The
committee on commerce reported back
the resolution requesting the secretary
of the treasury to make inquiry OF con-
tractor of passenger cars and steamboats,
and any person he may think capable of Civ
ing information on the subject. as to the
best methods OF constructing and heating
the same. It was adopted. The confer.
ence report on the Indian severalty bill
was adopted. The rest OF the afternoon
was spent discussing, in committee of the
whole, two Senate private bills; but no
action was taken, and the House took q
recess until 7:3O, the evening session to be
for the consideration OF pension bills.